December 2021: The Nutcracker Ballet Recital

Edie and Agnes had their end-of-semester ballet recital in December: The Nutcracker. It was Agnes's first recital on the stage and she was very excited. Agnes was a mouse in the beginning and then a flower later on, and Edie was Clara and did a beautiful job.

First the party scene, and Clara receiving the Nutcracker doll.

After bedtime Clara sneaks back to the living room in her nightgown and falls asleep, and Agnes got to make her entrance as a little mouse.

Then Clara watches the fight with the mouse king and finishes it by whacking him on the head with her shoe.

After meeting the Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara watches all the different dances in the Land of Sweets, and Agnes's flower dance is one of them.

Edie as Clara gets the final dance.

Here is a link to the video of the entire show. Edie dances for the first two minutes, then again at 3:50 and 6:20. The mice come in at 6:45, and Edie's triumph over the mouse king is at 9:00. Agnes's flower dance starts at 23:00, and Edie's final dance starts at 28:40. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GU2OLdD6KU

It's worth watching!